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I am attending the RN program at WGTC near the end of my very first quarter. It is extremely competitive! I am in a class of 55. Not sure how many will be left after this quarter though. I had to jump thru quite a few hoops-but I made 99 on the NLN and that had to help. I have a couple of classmates who have to take 1-2 prerequ over this coming summer(they will not let you attend RN school during summer quarter) so they will let you in-but I think A&P 1&2 as well as Microbiology have to be completed already. They are starting a spring program in 2010. No one has anwered you because we do not have enough time to come up for air-let alone get on the computer(for fun) Good luck with your plans!

Quick note-I do not know why all the &nbsp crap showed up in my post-I am sorry about that! I certainly did not type it that way!

60 English questions, some were vocabulary definitions, others were passages (reading comprehension) where you answered questions about the passages. 60 science, multiple choice, if I was unsure of the answer, I could typically eliminate two answers and up my odds. A lot of stuff I remembered from highschool in the 80s... 40 math problems, fractions, decimals, cannot remember-mostly your basic 7th grade math. I think that it was 4 hours long-it has been almost a year since I've taken it though! Don't drink much so you will not be distracted by the need to pee... Keep in mind that about 15 problems will be thrown in as "test" problems for possible use in future tests and will not count. I came across several that blew my mind in the science section and spent a lot of time fretting over them and trying to come up with the correct answers-completely forgetting that there were some "test" questions thrown in- Your reaction to the test will be personal. Knowing mine (or anyone else's for that matter) will not help you. It seemed fine to me(other than the additional ?s that I forgot about during the test) while it really shook up a friend of mine. None of the questions were exactly like the ones in the review. But they were similar. Hint-when you do the review for vocab, if there are ANY words in the multiple choice selections that you do not recognize(not just the correct answer) , look them up as well and write them out. I did this and a few of the words that I took the time to learn showed up on there. Go ahead and take it. If you don't like your score, take it again until you do. Good luck!

Hey Janis, I'd be glad to tell you. I am starting the nursing program at WGTC this Fall. I took the pre-NLN last Oct and fortunately, made a 99. Here is how I studied: I bought a pre-NLN review book off half.com (the most recent edition or either it was the one that came right before that-not sure-and I sold it to a classmate after taking the test, so I cannot check) I copied (with a copier) all the tests in the book-never even wrote in the book. I'd take a test (not timing myself or anything) and score it. I would make extra copies of each test and retake the same test until I made a "100". I skipped around and did not study/take the same test one after another-I might take the 1st English test and score it, then work on the first Science, then math, then go back and retake the first english, etc. I also took all the practice tests in the first part of the book. I read the math formulas, etc in the study section and took notes on them (as a refresher-I was 39 and had been out of college since '91) The pre NLN was similar to the review book, but obviouly, not exactly like it. I aced the math and missed none-I attribute that to my studying. Start studying now. I studied for about 3 weeks before taking the test, spending 30 min to an hour per day just taking practice tests and scoring them. It worked for me. I did this all while working full time, raising a 3 year old, and keeping a goofy husband happy on top of that. It is not overwhelming if you just plod away at it like I did. If you have even longer before taking the test, you can spread it out more and just study 20 minutes or so per day. Make the commitment. If nursing is truly important to you, you will take the time to learn/relearn these basic academics so that you can be accepted into the program. Good luck to you! Beverly :wink2:

Each school should spell out the way they deal with the GPA clealy somewhere on their website. I know that WCTC in Waco GA goes strictly by the grades of a particular 5 classes and it does not matter if you took several a quarter (lucky you to have the time) or just one per quarter(full time employees with kids, moms with kids,etc.) "Points is points".(grammar messed up on purpose there)

Hi WCTC people!! I'm with you-got my letter of acceptance this morning!! Can't wait to see you all in the FALL!!

I have just recently completed my interview for the nursing program that starts at my school Fall 2009. I hope to get my ADN and graduate after Spring quarter 2011. I want to get a job in our local hospital's ER. After getting some experience, I'd be interested in trying Forensic, Psychiatric, or Hospice Nursing. I may find other areas that I am interested in, depending on what I am exposed to in the ER. I am already 40 and not really interested in management or the like, so I may stick with my ADN. But who really knows what will happen? I thought that I'd love teaching middle school and do that until retirement, but here I am in an entirely different field! People grow and change and life can throw curve balls... Best wishes in all your dreams coming true!!:redbeathe

I am betting that you were the youngest one there, with the dark hair-if I am remembering correctly! Thise site is great-you'll really enjoy it! Good luck with your results! Maybe we will be in the nursing program together. Were you happy with your interview? I had practiced answering all of the questions before, so it went pretty well for me. Now if they'll just call or send me a letter of acceptance!!

I bet that my reply is too late for you and if so, I apologize! I only have internet access here at work. No, you do not need a resume. You'll go in and sit, and the 3 ladies will take turns asking you the 5 questions. Everyone will get the same 5 questions. It is short and sweet! Best of luck!!

Okay Ladies and Gents: I had my interview for the West Central Technical College RN program this morning- I was the 2nd person to be interviewed. My buddy Vicki got to go first! They only asked 5 basic questions and I think that we both did really well. Were any of you on allnurses.com in the group of 12 with me? I had on a black suit (blazer & skirt) and beige blouse with pearls, and my hair in a bun. I am 40 and probably look like it! I was nervous, of course, but enjoyed the experience overall. The three ladies who did the interviewing were very gracious. They were also unflappable when the alarm in the office we were in started going off. And continued going off! It was pretty funny-but I figured that if anything, they'll remember me well because I was the one "who had to wait to answer when the alarm started going off". Good luck to the WCTC students who've yet to be interviewed. It was much less stressful than I had anticipated. I'm sure that you'll do well!:heartbeat

Welcome to the site!! I think that you'll really enjoy the comraderie and all the information. Congratulations!! I'll see you at the interview on Monday!

Whew!! Aren't you glad that you called? I would have sat on my hands getting increasingly more ticked and worried! Congrats! I'll let you know how they go on the Monday the 27th!

Congratulations Blessed! This is so exciting! Best of luck to you!

Yellow, I will give you a detailed heads-up on my interview and the entire process! If I don't die from nervousness in the meantime,ha,ha!

Awesome! When is your interview? Mine is this Monday the 27th between 9am-12pm. There is a group of 12 that will have that same time. Are you in that group? Yeah, I am nervous too!!But in a good way. It will be in a bad way about the time I walk into the room for the actual interview!!